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Chlorine can be liquefied easily as compared to ethane because :

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Important Questions on States of Matter : Gases and Liquids

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Suppose that, 300 gm of C2H6(g) is confined in a 5 L container at 27oC. Calculate the pressure exerted by ethane from van der Waals equation of state?
a=5.0d m6 atm mol-2, b=0.09 dm3 mol-1
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Four gases P, Q, R and S have almost same values of b but their a values (a & b are van der Waal s' constant) are in the order Q<R<S<P. At a particular temperature, among the four gases, the most easily liquifiable one is
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The van der Waals constant 'a' is the measure of intermolecular force of attraction in a gas. The correct decreasing order of 'a' for the given set of molecules is
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Which equation will explain the nature of PV versus P curve for CO2 gas at moderately low pressure?
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At a given temperature T, gases Ne, Ar, Xe and Kr are found to deviate from ideal gas behaviour. Their equation of state is given as p=RTV-b at T. Here, b is the van der Waals constant. Which gas will exhibit steepest increase in the plot of Z (compression factor) vs p?
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For a van der Waals' gas, the term abV2 represents some

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The maximum deviation from ideal gas behaviour among the following is expected from
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Which of the following gases has high Boyle's temperature?
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Consider the following table:
Gas  a/k Pa dm6mol-1 b/dm3mol-1
A 642.32 0.05196
B 155.21 0.04136
C 431.91 0.05196
D 155.21 0.4382

a  and b are vander Waals constants. The correct statement about the gases is:
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In thermodynamics, the P-V work done is given by w=-dVPext. For a system undergoing a particular process, the work done is,

w=-dVRTV-b-aV2. This equation is applicable to a

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The unit of the van der Waals gas equation parameter 'a' in P+an2V2(V-nb)=nRT is:

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One mole of a monoatomic real gas satisfied the equation pV-b=RT where b is a constant. The relationship of interatomic potential V(r) and interatomic distance r for the gas is given by
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Which among the following statements is/are incorrect regarding real gases?
(i) Their compressibility factor is never equal to unity (Z1).
(ii) The deviations from ideal behavior are less at low pressures and high temperatures.
(iii) Intermolecular forces among gas molecules are equal to zero.
(iv) The obey Van der Waals equation, PV=nRT.
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Which of the following represents Van der Waals equation for n moles of the gas?
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The correction factor 'a' to the ideal gas equation corresponds to which of the following?
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A gas such as carbon monoxide would be most likely to obey the ideal gas law at:
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For a real gas at 25 °C temperature and high pressure (99 bar) the value of compressibility factor is 2, so the value of Van der Waal's constant 'b' should be_____×10-2 L mol-1 (Given R=0.083 L bar K-1 mol-1)
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At low pressure, the Van der Waals equation is reduced to:
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At very high pressures, the compressibility factor of one mole of a gas is given by:
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Van der Waal's equation for a gas is stated as,

P=nRTV-nb-anV2.

This equation reduces to the perfect gas equation, P=nRTV When,